tremellose
/ˈtɹɛm.ɛɹˌləʊz/
"tremellose" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tremellose” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resembling or characteristic of jelly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tremellose · tremellose · English
tremellose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tremellose |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtɹɛm.ɛɹˌləʊz/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tremellose” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tremellose is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtɹɛm.ɛɹˌləʊz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resembling or characteristic of jelly.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tremellose, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin tremulus (“shaking; trembling; quivering”) + -ose. See also English tremulous. The correct English form is tremellose, spelled T-R-E-M-E-L-L-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Resembling or characteristic of jelly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tremellose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Simple, solitary, somewhat tremellose, yellow; clubs incrassated, obtuse, compressed; stem round.
'Where did you pick up this little souvenir?' he asked, turning to stare at Craig, who was in a state of sudden tremellose agitation, his hands shaking, his head quivering above his shoulders as though his neck muscles had ceased their normal supporting function.
Etymology
From Latin tremulus (“shaking; trembling; quivering”) + -ose. See also English tremulous.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.